Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 44.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 4.9% less in Belgrade
Housing: pay 77.4% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 36.2% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Belgrade are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN18.86	$10.99 RSD1,116	+110.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.00	$9.16 RSD930	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN2.99	$2.33 RSD236	+180.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.84	$1.57 RSD159	+208.3%
Average			+137.5%

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.75	$0.87 RSD89	-64.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.24	$5.04 RSD512	+19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN17.88	$4.98 RSD505	+0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.76	$2.66 RSD270	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.11	$3.13 RSD318	+39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.16	$0.53 RSD53	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.82	$0.80 RSD81	+59.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$0.74 RSD75	+53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.89	$1.05 RSD107	+101.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.93	$0.47 RSD48	-11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.72	$0.39 RSD40	-17.3%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 4.9% less for transportation

	Lima	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.44	$6.87 RSD697	+27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN86.10	$20.16 RSD2,046	-15.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN83,608.71	$28,106.99 RSD2,852,803	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN72.70	$9.51 RSD965	-52.8%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 77.4% more for housing

	Lima	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN95.88	$27.63 RSD2,804	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,077.55	$840.53 RSD85,312	+46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,312.80	$518.55 RSD52,632	+42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN158.84	$139.51 RSD14,160	+217.0%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 36.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN771.28	$370.44 RSD37,599	+73.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,220.33	$7,747.69 RSD786,375	-0.9%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.65	$3.02 RSD307	+42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.45	$2.45 RSD248	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.13	$4.12 RSD418	-22.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN110.14	$36.53 RSD3,708	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.70	$7.33 RSD744	-7.8%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN154.46	$97.71 RSD9,917	+128.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN126.27	$38.65 RSD3,923	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN307.55	$107.09 RSD10,870	+25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN340.56	$125.83 RSD12,771	+33.4%
Average			+49.5%

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